Alumni News
Lori (Kurdziel) Soos, ’89: Following Her Path
June 19, 2012
Lori Soos, ’89, believes that sometimes paths are chosen for you in life, and that you can either embrace the path you’re on or you can choose not to. She chose the former, and that decision has led her on a journey of personal and professional success that took her from her hometown of Alden, ...
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Maryliz Valli, ’74: Sharing the Gift of Music
June 12, 2012
On any given Monday, the atrium of Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, is filled with the musical stylings of several local musicians. One of those musicians is Maryliz Valli, ’74. A self-described “girl-next-door pianist,” Maryliz had played at nursing homes, restaurants, and ...
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Drs. Christopher, ’03, and Daniel DeSimone, ’06: From NU to the Mayo Clinic
May 29, 2012
Christopher and Daniel DeSimone are following similar paths. They grew up in the Little Italy section of Niagara Falls, N.Y., and both attended Niagara University with the dream of becoming doctors. After graduation, they attended the University at Buffalo. As is often the case, they met their ...
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Kimberley Minkel, ’88: Moving Transportation Forward in WNY
May 15, 2012
When Kimberley Minkel, ’88, accepted a job 25 years ago as a researcher for an incubator company focused on bioremediation, a new technology at that time, she thought it would be something to do while she studied for the MCATs and made her plans to attend medical school. What she didn’t know was ...
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Judge Robert G. Bogle, ’79: Making a Serious Contribution to the Law
March 30, 2012
It was the “Case of the Citified Chickens.” The defendant was a Frenchman who was raising the birds in his Valley Stream, N.Y., backyard. He claimed he was unaware that local law prohibited keeping chickens in the village. After hearing the testimony, the judge, Hon. Robert G. Bogle, ’79, ...
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Dr. Paul Harrigan, ’97: Serving Those Who Served
March 30, 2012
Listening to Dr. Paul Harrigan, ’97, speak, one immediately gets the sense that he is a warm, compassionate man. He is quick to laugh, and uses adjectives like wonderful, great, nice, and sweet to describe the people he’s known. As he discusses his work as team leader and director of the Buffalo ...
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March 29, 2012
Motivational speaker Sydney Wood once said, “An educated man is one who can entertain a new idea, entertain another person and entertain himself.” Niagara University alumni Joshua Maloni, ’01, Deandra Modica, ’10, Josh Maloni and Jessica Garfinkel, ’10, know just how important and ...
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Greg Miller, B.A.’06, M.S.Ed.’08: Following His Life’s Path
March 26, 2012
Gregory Miller, B.A.’06, M.S.Ed.’08, has faced numerous obstacles in his life. The death of his older brother, Curtis, in 1993; the loss of his job; career changes; a diagnosis of kidney cancer in 2006. But he says these situations have taught him a valuable lesson: “When life knocks you off ...
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Dr. Francis Waller, ’65: Discovering New Knowledge
March 19, 2012
Like many people of his generation, Dr. Francis Waller, ’65, remembers exactly where he was when John F. Kennedy was assassinated – in professor Joe Forrester’s Organic Chemistry class. It was 1:25 p.m. on that November afternoon when someone came into the lecture room to announce that Kennedy ...
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Jennifer Hibit, ’01: Working to Make Her Community a Better Place
January 30, 2012
Jennifer Hibit, ’01, is not one to seek the spotlight. “You won’t see my name in the press very often,” she laughs. Nevertheless, she wants to make positive change for her community. And as Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz’s chief of staff, she is in the right position to do just that. ...
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